YEAR OF THE COCK.
In China and Japan the year 1909 is "the year of the cock." It isregarded as a lucky year and is symbolized by a cock sitting on adrum. In statesmanship and literature this is called "the drum ofremonstrance." Formerly such a drum was to be found in China in frontof the imperial palace, to be struck by an official in charge whenevera letter of remonstrance was offered to the sovereign. This practiceis said to have originated with Emperor Yao, a benevolent ruler whoreigned from 2357 to 2285 B. C. His reign and that of Emperor Shun, whosucceeded him, constituted a "golden age" of China.
It is believed by the Japanese that the cock has five virtues. His combrepresents civilization and his strong feet denote military power. Whenhe meets an enemy he fights well, thus demonstrating courage. When hefinds food he calls friends, thereby showing himself kind and helpful.He keeps watch for the dawn, thus proving himself faithful.
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326--Gordon Keith in Zululand; or, How "Checkers" Held the Fort. By Lawrence White, Jr.
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6--Motor Matt's Red Flier; or, On The High Gear.
7--Motor Matt's Clue; or, The Phantom Auto.
8--Motor Matt's Triumph; or, Three Speeds Forward.
9--Motor Matt's Air-Ship; or, The Rival Inventors.
10--Motor Matt's Hard Luck; or, The Balloon House Plot.
11--Motor Matt's Daring Rescue; or, The Strange Case of Helen Brady.
12--Motor Matt's Peril; or, Castaway in the Bahamas.
13--Motor Matt's Queer Find; or, The Secret of the Iron Chest.
14--Motor Matt's Promise; or, The Wreck of the _Hawk_.
15--Motor Matt's Submarine; or, The Strange Cruise of the _Grampus_.
16--Motor Matt's Quest; or, Three Chums in Strange Waters.
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The boys who want to learn something from what they read, as wellas to be interested by it, will never find another publication thatwill satisfy them so well as MOTOR STORIES. "Motor Matt" is not animpossible boy character. He is simply a youth who has had considerabletraining in a machine shop where motors of all kinds were repaired,and who is possessed of a genius for mechanics. His sense of right andwrong is strongly developed, and his endeavors to insure certain peoplea square deal, lead him into a series of the most astonishing, but atthe same time the most natural adventures that ever befell a boy.
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1--Motor Matt; or, The King of the Wheel. 2--Motor Matt's Daring; or, True to His Friends. 3--Motor Matt's Century Run; or, The Governor's Courier. 4--Motor Matt's Race; or, The Last Flight of the "Comet." 5--Motor Matt's Mystery; or, Foiling a Secret Plot. 6--Motor Matt's Red Flier; or, On the High Gear. 7--Motor Matt's Clue; or, The Phantom Auto. 8--Motor Matt's Triumph; or, Three Speeds Forward. 9--Motor Matt's Air Ship; or, The Rival Inventors. 10--Motor Matt's Hard Luck; or, The Balloon House Plot. 11--Motor Matt's Daring Rescue; or, The Strange Case of Helen Brady. 12--Motor Matt's Peril; or, Cast Away in the Bahamas.
To be Published on May 17th.
13--Motor Matt's Queer Find; or, The Secret of the Iron Chest.
To be Published on May 24th.
14--Motor Matt's Promise; or, The Wreck of the "Hawk."
To be Published on May 31st.
15--Motor Matt's Submarine; or, The Strange Cruise of the "Grampus."
To be Published on June 7th.
16--Motor Matt's Quest; or, Three Chums in Strange Waters.
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Transcriber's Notes:
Italics are represented with _underscores_, bold with =equal signs=.
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p; Retained some inconsistent hyphenation from the original (e.g. "conningtower" vs. "conning-tower").
Corrected some obvious punctuation errors.
Added table of contents.
Page 13, corrected "aligator" to "alligator."
Page 29, corrected "wtih" to "with" ("with an unsatisfied appetite")and "itno" to "into" ("shivered into fragments").
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